ESS 2018-1020

By 1overstek

  • Great London smog

    Cause: thermal inversion (weather)
  • Rachel Carson published book "Silent Spring"

    Rachel Carson published book "Silent Spring"

    Raised awareness for bio-accumulation and bio-magnification.

  • Clean Air Act

    US initiative

  • Montreal protocol

    Reduce ozone-depleting substances (mostly CFCs)
    Target: 2000
  • Period: to

    Montreal protocol

    Reduce ozone-depleting substances (mostly CFCs)

  • Kyoto protocol

    Reduce emissions that adhere to global warming.

  • Goteborg protocol

    Target: 2020
    Chemical: SO2

  • Millennium Development Goals (MDG) establishment

    Established at UN summit in NYC.

  • MDG Time Goal

    Doc with 3 chapters; Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear, Freedom to Live in Dignity.

  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Established

    Revision of the original MDGs, document called "Agenda for Sustainable Development"; target: 2030.

  • EIA

    The downsides of EIAs is that there is no globally followed standard. Differing measurement standards are one of the largest discrepancies when analyzing EIAs aimed at global use. Other difficulties include the selection of the ideal area size, the cost to run such experiments, and the choice of the variables to consider.

  • SDGs Goal

    Agenda for Sustainable Development target date.